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The Shelbyville City Council passed a resolution Thursday discussing the rallies planned for Oct. 28.

Laura Monks has been recommended as the new president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings. The Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting Oct. 23 to consider appointing Monks to the position...

A woman who allegedly followed her estranged husband to his apartment and attacked his live-in girlfriend is charged with assault and aggravated burglary. Ora Jane Mossman, 22, kicked in the front door of the White Street apartment as the victim's boyfriend and a male friend ran out the back door Wednesday night, Shelbyville police said. ...

The City of Shelbyville issued this press release Wednesday afternoon concerning the rallies planned for Oct. 28. Read Thursday’s Times-Gazette for additional details: The City of Shelbyville Administration and Police Department are taking steps to provide for public safety during a planned demonstration scheduled for Saturday, October 28, 2017. Last week the City of Shelbyville received notice from the League of the South through its representative Michael Hill that the group was holding a sidewalk rally in Shelbyville on that Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 (N. Cannon Blvd.) and Lane Parkway.

The rallies planned for Saturday, Oct. 28 are bringing varying reactions from local pastors and the business community. The Bedford County Ministerial Association, which represents some but not all churches, met Thursday and issued a proclamation against white supremacy and all other forms of racism. The document is similar to one issued by the Southern Baptist Convention this past summer...

A suspect who ran to his car and took off as deputies arrived at his home Thursday afternoon faces multiple charges. Jacob Eugene Bolin, 20, ran to his car, which was parked behind a shop building near his Enon Church Road home, and sped away while deputies Steve Mills and Willie Castleman approached on foot with warrants in hand...

Like the theme song for “Gilligan’s Island," Elder Gary Jon Ostrander III is experiencing life with “no phone, no lights, no motor car, not a single luxury” as he spends his Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) mission trip in various part of Guatemala...

Two men knocked out and robbed a Shelbyville man sitting on his front porch Friday night, The victim told police the men walked up to his home in the 300 block of Maplewood Drive. One knocked him out with a blow to the head and took $1,000. He suffered a cut to his head and was taken to Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville for treatment...

Shelbyville city officials are making safety plans for handling protest rallies planned for Oct. 28. The League of the South and some affiliated organizations made national news last week when they announced their plan to hold a sidewalk "White Lives Matter" rally in Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Shelbyville rally is reportedly to begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m...

A counter-protest is forming to oppose the planned Shelbyville “White Lives Matter” rally.

Less than two months after a protest rally turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia, white supremacy groups, neo Nazis and their associates have announced their intention to hold a rally Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 28. At the Virginia Rally, Aug. ...

A tale of two resolutions By Sharon Kay Edwards Last week, Shelbyville saw two governing boards pass resolutions concerning the upcoming White Nationalists rally on October 28th—the Bedford County Ministerial Association and the Shelbyville City Council. While both were inspired by upcoming events, the resulting documents are far from similar...

To the editor: Last week, the white nationalist groups responsible for the tragic events in Charlottesville, announced plans to hold a similar rally in Shelbyville. The Bedford County Democratic Party met Saturday to discuss their efforts to safely counter their presence...